London [2005]

Where Steve and Tony both try to confess to one another, but wind up getting cold feet. Cue eye rolling, some groaning and a lot of facepalming from all their friends.

Tech Porn: Monitor

#the thing I love most about the arc reactor isn’t just how impressive it is as a piece of tech #but how VISIBLE it is #like he could have just covered in something to make it look like regular skin #or even just solid metal #but it’s not #it glows so brightly that it shines through his shirt #because Tony didn’t choose to need it but he can damn well choose how he wears it #and so it’s bright and eye-catching and in-your-face - everything Tony is #he doesn’t tiptoe - he struts

“I’ll see you at home, ‘kay?” says Tony, waving.

Steve watches him go, a little lightheaded and giddy; his heart feeling too tight and too warm for his chest, like he’s about to burst.

He likes it when Tony says the word ‘home’.